Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in texlive-core, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | app-text/texlive-core on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2009-r2 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2009-r2 |
TeX Live is a complete TeX distribution.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in texlive-core. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
These vulnerabilities might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially-crafted DVI file, or cause a Denial of Service.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All texlive-core users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/texlive-core-2009-r2"